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Beta Analytic Upcoming Events

Published on November 12, 2011

6th Global Alternative Fuels Conference for Cement and Lime March 5-6, 2012 Aachen, Germany ********** Green Polymer Chemistry 2012 March 20-22, 2012 Cologne, Germany ********** Read More

[Top Story] EPA Clarifies ASTM D6866 Use in Mandatory GHG Reporting Proposed Revisions

Published on August 2, 2010

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is amending certain provisions of its Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule (MRR) to address issues raised after the MRR was first published in October 2009. Revisions will affect, among others, facilities combusting municipal solid waste or tires as fuels. These facilities no longer need to have continuous emission monitoring systems to use ASTM D6866 analysis. Read More

[Top Story] Beta Analytic Receives ISO 17025 Re-Accreditation

Published on January 3, 2011

Beta Analytic, Inc. has reaffirmed its commitment to provide high-quality ASTM D6866, CEN 15747, CEN 15591, and EN 15440 testing services by maintaining its technical competence and the quality of its lab management system as required by its ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation. The company received its re-accreditation in late December 2010. Read More

[Top Story] USDA BioPreferred Voluntary Labeling Program Requires ASTM D6866 Biobased Content Testing

Published on January 21, 2011

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has finalized the guidelines for its BioPreferred Voluntary Labeling Program, under which eligible manufacturers and distributors of domestic and imported biobased products can affix a USDA Certified Biobased Product label to the approved goods and related promotional materials. The label discloses the biobased content of the product, the packaging material, or both product and packaging as measured via ASTM D6866 testing. The final rule was first published in the Federal Register on January 20, 2011, and is effective February 22, 2011. Read More

Biobased Content Testing Lab Beta Analytic Exhibits at Wood-Plastic Composites 2011

Published on December 6, 2011

Beta Analytic Inc. was one of the exhibitors at Wood-Plastic Composites 2011, an international business conference and exhibition organized by Applied Market Information Ltd (AMI) for the wood-plastic composites industry. Deputy manager for European operations Alex Shroff represented the lab at the conference held in Vienna, Austria. Read More

USDA to Hold Webinar on Biobased Products in Operations, Maintenance, and Cleaning

Published on December 5, 2011

Following the success of its webinar on the BioPreferred Federal Procurement Preference Program in November, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide another technical seminar on December 6, 2011, 1:30 - 2:30 PM EST via live streaming. The webinar will focus on biobased products in operations, maintenance, and cleaning. Read More

Beta Analytic Presents at Pacific Rim Summit in Malaysia

Published on November 22, 2011

ISO 17025-accredited Beta Analytic Inc. is participating at the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology & BioEnergy currently underway at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ms. Pat Patodia, Beta Analytic's Research Associate, will discuss "Measuring the Biobased Content of Renewable Chemicals and Biofuels via ASTM D6866." Read More

Carbon-14 Lab Presents at CIWM Futureproofing Thermal Treatment Conference

Published on November 18, 2011

Deputy manager for European operations Alex Shroff presented the Carbon-14 method to participants of the Futureproofing Thermal Treatment Conference organized by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CWIM). The conference presented different methods available for sampling and measuring biogenic carbon content of mixed waste streams and the current existing options for the sustainable treatment of air pollution control (APC) residues. Read More

Agrobiobase.com Features ASTM D6866 Testing

Published on September 1, 2011

An article about ASTM D6866 testing is now available at Agrobiobase.com, an online database listing commercial biobased products around the world. Maintained and supported by the competitiveness cluster Industries & Agro-Resources (IAR), the website contains a directory of bioproducts and the companies producing them. The database currently features more than 150 products and is viewed by at least 100 visitors daily. Read More

USDA Turns Spotlight on Michigan’s Biobased Industry

Published on August 25, 2011

On August 22, 2011, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack toured MBI International, a bio-manufacturing research facility located in Lansing, Michigan, as part of the government's efforts to support the creation and production of biobased products in order to create jobs, add value to agricultural commodities, and reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil. He was joined by Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Read More

USDA Adds 14 Biobased Categories for Preferred Federal Purchasing

Published on July 28, 2011

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the designation of 14 additional biobased product categories which are eligible for federal procurement preference. The USDA's BioPreferred program's Round 7 finalization adds 2,500 biobased products for a total of more than 8,900 products now offered for preferred purchasing consideration by federal government agencies and contractors. Read More